H 3477 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maximum potential employment benefits

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 41-35-50, RELATING TO THE MAXIMUM UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS ALLOWED IN A BENEFIT YEAR, SO AS TO BASE THE DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ALLOWED ON SEASONALLY ADJUSTED STATEWIDE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR CALCULATING THE RATES, AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE SHALL PROMULGATE CERTAIN RELATED REGULATIONS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 41-35-120, RELATING TO DISQUALIFICATION FOR BENEFITS.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2026

Floor votes · House Feb 18, 2026

How they voted

104–0

Passed · 10 other

Total votes 114

Feb 18, 2026

D Democratic33

29 Yea 4

87% Yea

R Republican81

75 Yea 6

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 18, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (104-0-10)

house

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Dec 5, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

lower

44 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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